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Old 02-22-2019, 05:07 PM
ukejon ukejon is offline
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It was indeed a lot of fun trying to emulate the interesting German all-steel chisel Mark posted a while back. Guitar making is way too precise a craft for me but blacksmithing is perfect..."heat it and hit it" and if you don't like what you've done, heat it again and try to smash back into place! Plus, unlike guitar making, when you are grinding steel or working with hot steel from the forge you can set your clothes on fire....which I've done. That is exciting as well.
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